School Hours (1st-8th grade)
Mon.-Thurs. 8:00 am – 2:30 pm 
Fri.-8:00am -11:45 am

Main Office Hours
7:30 am-3:00 pm Mon.-Thurs.
8:00 am-Noon Friday

Main Phone: 801-901-8520
Fax: (801) 901-8515

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School Land Trust Council

The school land trust committee is a committee made up of parents, board members, and the director whose responsibility it is to decide how to use money received from the School Land Trust of Utah.

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Council Leadership for
2022-2023

Natalie Unga

Parent Member

Natalie Unga

Natalie spent over a decade as an IT Project Manager developing, training and authoring custom on-site IT solutions, primarily focused on Microsoft technologies such as SharePoint and data security. Prior to that, she was a paralegal for 5 years. Natalie has an Associate Degree in Legal Studies and a BA in International Cultural Studies & Communications from Brigham Young University Hawaii. At BYU Hawaii, she loved being VP of Clubs and working with students from 70 countries. She has 3 children currently attending Ignite Entrepreneurship 'Academy. Natalie thrives on learning and loves that Ignite presents continuous new and evolving opportunities for growth. nunga@igniteutah.org

Kelly Tate

Parent Member

Kelly Tate

Kelly is an educator, mentor, and and founding board member of Ignite Entrepreneurship Academy. She has started and owned a private tutoring business for 15 + years specializing in teaching children to read. Kelly also co-founded and directed a private school in 2016, then she moved onto starting IEA in 2017. She is forward thinking in education and believes in hands on learning, experiential learning, and project based learning. She has a demonstrated history of working in the educational management industry. She is skilled in K-12 education start-ups, entrepreneurship, dyslexia therapy, and Language Arts. She has strong communication skills and business development experience. She holds a Master’s Degree focused in Educational Leadership and Administration and is a Certified Academic Language Therapist. ktate@igniteutah.org

Brooke Galata

Parent Member

Brooke Galata

Marianne Ludlow

Member

Marianne Ludlow

Shera Taylor

Vice-Chairperson

Shera Tyalor

Shera Taylor has worked in the graphic design industry for 20 years, focusing on printed design and business marketing. She has a passion for creating connection through printed media. Education has been a pillar throughout her adult life. She has led many private and public classes, teaching children the importance of art and design. Entrepreneurship is a part of the Taylor household, recently selling their latest startup to DataRobot. She and her family were a big part of the homeschool community until the opening of Ignite where they found all their homeschooling values being upheld and taught through project based learning, entrepreneurship, and child-led learning. She has held positions on the PTO Board and the Advisory Board, volunteering her time to help Ignite connect to parents and the community. In her free time she loves to be in nature and exploring the beautiful mountains of Utah. She is a certified Yoga teacher and loves to teach about breath, meditation, and connecting to self and others. staylor@igniteutah.org

Heidi Robinson

Parent Member

Heidi Robinson

Alex Herd

Parent Member

Alex Herd

Mr. Herd earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering as well as an MBA focused on entrepreneurship from Brigham Young University. He has experience in multiple industry sectors including energy, high tech, venture capital, consumer products, and software. He currently leads strategy and product management for cybersecurity firm Secureworks. In addition he is working on 2 other companies focused on consumer products. He and his wife Erin are the parents of 3 children, the oldest of which currently attends Ignite in lower elementary. Mr. Herd has a passion for education and believes in self-directed learning and the importance of teaching children how to think for themselves. aherd@igniteutah.org

Ryan Marshall

Member

Ryan Marshall

Natalie Ensign

Parent Member

Natalie Ensign

Natalie Ensign spent thirteen years as a merchandiser developing and procuring product, implementing drop-ship businesses, executing budgets, improving process inefficiencies, identifying market-share opportunities and leading team and company growth. She has a BS in Marketing from the University of South Florida. Natalie has been and continues to be an active member in the community as a scout leader, reading tutor, foreign exchange host, member of Utah Association for Gifted Children, Ignite Entrepreneurship Academy Founding Family member and LAND Trust Council Chair. She values educational experiences that empower children to think, explore, create, do and act. She lives an active life in Lehi, Utah with her husband, three children and two dogs. nensign@igniteutah.org

Heidi Long

School Member Executive Director

Heidi Long

Heidi's passion is creating an educational environment that is dynamic and engaging and a place where students feel safe enough to take risks, challenge themselves, and explore what interests them. It is an environment where teachers are empowered to create a place of learning that is student-centered and encourages exploration and discovery. ​Her professional background includes 25 years of service in a variety of educational environments, being a classroom teacher, a curriculum coordinator, a smaller learning communities director, and a school administrator. Heidi enjoys creative design of all sorts, including desktop publishing, yearbook/website design, and interior decorating. She enjoys spending time with her 4 children.

Nathan Relken

Parent Member

Nathan Relken

Nathan Relken comes to the Ignite Board with over 20 years of experience in Education. He has multiple degrees including a Doctorate in Education from the University of Idaho. He has been involved with a number of educational innovation efforts over the years, including Early College High Schools, Project Based Learning and Hybrid Online Learning experiences. Nathan is a also huge fan of self-directed learning and Montessori principles.
nrelken@igniteutah.org

Lindsey Estes

Parent Member

Lindsey Estes

Council Membership

Member Name Role Email Address
Kelly Tate Chairperson (Parent) ktate@igniteutah.org
Shera Taylor Vice Chairperson (Parent) staylor@igniteutah.org
Heidi Robinson Parent hrobinson@igniteutah.org
Heidi Long Executive Director hlong@igniteutah.org
Natalie Unga Parent nunga@igniteutah.org
Ryan Marshall Non-Parent Member rmarshall@igniteutah.org
Nathan Relken Parent nrelken@igniteutah.org
Alex Herd Parent aherd@igniteutah.org
Brooke Galata Parent Member bgalata@igniteutah.org

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Meeting Agendas

2021-2022

Meeting Minutes

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Final Land Trust Reports

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Annual Awards

2018-2019 $53,389
2019-2020 $70,292
2020-2021 $74,839
2021-2022 $75,484
2022-2023 $73,090

Above all else, we love kids. Their individuality, their abilities, their passions. Children are amazing people and we consider ourselves lucky to work with them every day.

School Hours (1st-8th grade)
Mon – Thurs: 8:00 am – 2:30 pm 
Fri: 8:00am -11:45 am

Office Hours
Mon – Thurs: 7:30 am – 3:00 pm 
Fri: 8:00am – Noon

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